Case Briefs – 2002

Facts of the Case”The Social Security Act authorized payment of Title II disability insurance benefits and Title XVI Supplemental… Continued

Facts of the CaseFBI officers seized property and cash pursuant to a search warrant after petitioner inmate was arrested. While… Continued

Facts of the Case”A provision of the Child Pornography Prevention Act of 1996 (CPPA) () prohibited the possession or distribution… Continued

Why is the case important?After not being offered counsel at state expense, indigent defendant represented himself in a state… Continued

Why is the case important?After tripping magnetic sensors on a common smuggling route with his mini-van, respondent was observed… Continued

Why is the case important?A police search of bus passengers revealed drugs in the defendant’s bags and on his person.Facts of… Continued

Why is the case important?Petitioner, Mickens, brought appeal after being sentenced to death when he learned that his trial… Continued

Why is the case important?When Ruiz’s sentence was vacated because she refused to waive her rights to impeachment evidence, the… Continued

PETITIONER:Yellow Transportation, Inc. RESPONDENT:MichiganLOCATION:Harris County Sheriff’s DepartmentDOCKET NO.: 01-270DECIDED… Continued

PETITIONER:WoodfordRESPONDENT:GarceauLOCATION:United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDOCKET NO.: 01-1862DECIDED BY:… Continued